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Method for stitching images captured by multiple vehicular cameras

US10780827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Magna Electronics Inc. · US

Inventors

Ghanshyam Rathi · Mississauga, CA
Hilda Faraji · Toronto, CA
Nikhil Gupta · Portland, US
Christian Traub · Windach, DE
Michael Schaffner · Groß-Gerau, DE
Goerg Pflug · Weil der Stadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 2019
Grant date	Sep 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2300/607
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for stitching images captured by multiple vehicular cameras includes disposing a plurality of cameras at the vehicle so as to have respective fields of view exterior the vehicle. Image data captured by first and second cameras of the plurality of cameras is processed to detect an object present in an overlapping portion of the fields of view of the first and second cameras. Image data captured by the first and second cameras is stitched, via processing provided captured image data, to form stitched images. Stitching of captured image data is adjusted responsive to determination of a difference between a characteristic of a feature of a detected object as captured by the first camera and the characteristic of the feature of the detected object as captured by the second camera in order to mitigate misalignment of stitched images.

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